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Paul Lewis shines in Beethoven with Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

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“Lewis continued to shape every phrase with remarkable elegance and articulation”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 14 May 2021
Tchaikovsky, The Voyevoda, Op.3: Overture
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, Op.15
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Paul Lewis, Piano
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